Work Idioms

 1) to start the ball rolling 

2) have a lot on his plate

3) put sb's feet up

4) be thrown in at the deep end

5) show sb the ropes

6) to rise to the challenge

7) the bottom line

8) to think outside the box

9) to work your fingers to the bone

10) (go) back to the drawing board

11) to burn the midnight oil

12) call it a day

13) to cut corners

14) (go) back to square one

15) to do sth by the book

16) be  a pen / pencil pusher

17) get your foot in the door

18) to miss the mark

19) to raise the bar

20) to slack off

21) (to read) the fine print

22) (be on / have) a learning curve